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men as t r e s waking,' and for even that cloudy vision he was thankful. As he said after prayers that day, 'It might be the Lord's will to grant him sight, and if so his faith should not be wanting to enable him to lay hold of the blessing. ' While 1 was acquainting myself with this simple household, Brigham Young was pestered in the parlor by some of the same class of mining speculators who beset him at Salt Lake City. There were aiso plain farmers who had come to seek counsel of 'Brother Brigham,' whether to sell their farms to speculators, or to go shares with them in seeking minerals, or simply to plod on, using their coai only for family purposes. These gaped with open mouths at the glib, eager man, who had his pocket full of specimens from this and that neighboring mountain, and who pressed upon Brigham Young a share in his enterprise in retum for a loan of the capital his wom boots showed his need of These men had some really fine specimens, though their vaiue was impaired to experienced eyes by their having been 'doctored.' Still, 1 do not mean to say that Cedar City has not a great future before it, possessing as it does, coal, lime, and iron ores in convenient p r o d t y to each other. 1 hope Mr. Lunt's boys may share the prosperity of their birthplace! Brigham Young presently made his escape to a more interesting group. Outside the windows near the big bell stood, ail the winter aftemoon, a patient cluster of Indians. One sat on a rough pony, who stood motionless with drooping head, tired apparently by a long journey. The rider had his foot in a bloody bandage and glanced from time to time at the parlor window. Did he hope the Great Medicine, :Brigham', would come out and cure him? He never said anything and rode quietly away at dusk. 1 knew 'Brigham' couldn't cure him, but felt haif-provoked
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| Title | Henry Lunt: biography and history of the development of Southern Utah and settling of Colonia Pacheco, Mexico |
| Creator | Jones, Evelyn K. |
| Subject | Lunt, Henry, 1824-1902; Cedar City (Utah) -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- History |
| Description | Biography of Henry Lunt, including the early settlement of Cedar City, Utah and establishment of the Iron Works. |
| Source | Henry Lunt |
| Date Digital | 2008-01 |
| Date Original | 1996 |
| Type | Image; Still image |
| Format | image/pdf |
| Digitization Specs | JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner. |
| Contributing Institution | Digitized by: Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah |
| Contributors | Researched by: Jones, York F., 1925- |
| Publisher | Published by the author: Jones, Evelyn K. |
| Language | eng |
| Genre | Biography |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/lunt.html |
| Rights Management | Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 1072.cpd |
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